What is being done to prevent ill passengers in West Africa from getting on a plane?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is assisting with active screening and education efforts on the ground in West Africa to prevent sick travelers from getting on planes. In addition, airports in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, are screening all outbound passengers for Ebola symptoms, including fever, and passengers are required to respond to a health care questionnaire. CDC is also increasing support to the region by deploying 50 additional workers to help build capacity on the ground.

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1. What is Ebola?
2. Where is the current outbreak occurring?
3. How is Ebola transmitted?
4. Can Ebola be transmitted through the air?
5. Can I get Ebola from contaminated food or water?
6. Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms?
7. Is New York State ready to treat an Ebola patient?
8. How is Ebola transmitted?
9. Can Ebola be transmitted through the air?
10. Can I get Ebola from contaminated food or water?
11. Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms?
12. Is New York State ready to treat an Ebola patient?
13. What is the state doing to prepare?
14. What are health care providers doing to prepare?
15. How is Ebola transmitted?
16. Can Ebola be transmitted through the air?
17. Can I get Ebola from contaminated food or water?
18. Can I get Ebola from a person who is infected but doesn’t have any symptoms?
19. How likely is it that New York State will have an Ebola patient?
20. What is being done to prevent ill passengers in West Africa from getting on a plane?
21. What is the CDC doing in the U.S.?
22. What about ill Americans with Ebola who are being brought to the U.S. for treatment? How is CDC protecting the American public?
23. What does the CDC’s Travel Alert Level 3 mean to U.S. travelers?
24. If an individual with a travel history and any Ebola symptoms is identified at the airport, where are they taken and who is alerted?